… women and men are a major feature of social exclusion and poverty. A range of interrelated factors explain this, … women. Women suffer more than men from certain types of poverty. Even more at risk are women living alone, migrant …
… efficiency can contribute to reducing the level of energy poverty– especially for single-parent households, which are … Single-female households are worst affected by energy poverty (11.3 %), followed by single-male households (9.4 %). … two people from a non-EU migrant background are at risk of poverty and social exclusion, and half of migrant women are …
… bigger gender pension gap. Data shows a higher risk of poverty for women pensioners in most Member States. The risk of poverty is highest in Bulgaria and the Baltic countries, …
… in education and employment, gender gaps in pay ensure poverty is mostly concentrated in families where women are … In 2017, 35 % of lone mothers in the EU were at risk of poverty, compared to 28 % of lone fathers [1] . The latter … it also underlines the high level of vulnerability to poverty among lone parents. Although acknowledged by …